Friday, April 11, 2025How to completely uninstall WSL
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Introduction

This guide provides a step-by-step instructions to completely remove the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) from a Windows system. It includes uninstalling the Linux distribution, removing related components, disabling related Windows features, and restarting the computer to apply the changes.

Steps1. Uninstall the Ubuntu 20.04 distribution2. Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Linux components3. Disable this following windows features
  • Virtual Machine Platform
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux
4. Restart your computer to apply the changes